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MODERN HISTORY

Lonely Hearts Transformed: The Evolution of Chinese Marriage Advertisements

A history of Chinese marriage ads, from newspaper columns to matchmaking TV shows and mobile dating apps

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

July 10, 2024

FILM

How New China’s Movie Industry Began in the Northeast

Changchun Film Studio went from puppet-state propaganda to the beating heart of Chinese film

Hatty Liu

Oct. 1, 2023

HISTORY

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations Through the Ages

The Mid-Autumn Festival became an official public holiday only in 2008, but it has been celebrated for centuries

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Sept. 29, 2023

FEMINISM

How China Celebrated International Women’s Day Through the Ages

From strikes and marches to slogans and marketing campaigns, International Women’s Day celebrations in China have taken on many forms over the last c…

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

March 8, 2022

TRAVEL

The Nuclear Secret Under Chongqing’s Mountains

Under the mountains of Fuling, remnants of a top-secret nuclear project have come to light

Zheng Yiwen (郑怡雯)

Jan. 9, 2022

SPORTS

Wu Chuanyu: The PRC’s First Olympic Athlete

The “flying fish” swimmer who became the PRC’s first Olympic competitor in 1952

Sam Davies

Aug. 18, 2020

MODERN HISTORY

Chinese Idol

In Maoist China, a model worker discovers the price of fame

Byron R. Hauck & Chen Shaofeng

Oct. 1, 2018

MODERN HISTORY

Red Flag Over China

Learn about the PRC’s iconic red star flag, chosen from a nationwide design contest 69 years ago

Han Rubo

Sept. 27, 2018

HISTORY

Big Bomb Theories

Since the 1950s, Beijing’s nuclear policies have led to domino effects throughout Asia

Emily Conrad

Aug. 29, 2018

SOCIETY

Good Samaritans Gone Wrong

Some strange ways people have tried to learn from Lei Feng

Hatty Liu

March 5, 2018

ARTS

A Long Lens

A humble studio is home to a history of photography in China

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 18, 2018

TECHNOLOGY

Tangled Web of Wired Radio

The Mao-era public radio speakers are disappearing from China’s villages, but not everyone is happy

Byron R. Hauck

May 21, 2017

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